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AL SB197
Bill
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SB197 Summary
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Includes the President of Athens State University as a member of the Council of Presidents, which consists of presidents of public four-year institutions of higher education.
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Transfers appointment authority for Council of Presidents members from the State Superintendent of Education to the Chancellor of Postsecondary Education.
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Authorizes Athens State University's governing board to set tuition and distance learning rates independently, treating the university the same as other four-year public institutions of higher education.
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Directs the Code Commissioner to update Alabama Code terminology to reflect Athens State University's reconstituted status as a public institution of higher education under its own separate board of trustees.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Athens State University, president included on Council of Presidents, university is 4-year institution for purposes of tuition and distance learning, code commissioner authorized to insert appropriate language regarding university in code, Secs. 16-5-5, 16-64-4, 16-64-5 am'd.
Athens State University
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
4/1/2014